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Learning in context
Start with demolition and finish with a house of your own design. Children clear a lot, choose a blueprint, build walls, paint, decorate, and landscape with Grandpa.
Six educational games introduce measurement, construction words, tools, and design. Extras include driving equipment, mixing cement, dumping gravel, and lunch with Grandpa, alongside ten narrated building videos.
Math and measurement
- Combine board lengths and practice addition through 9.
- Measure parts of a wall.
Construction and words
- Read and identify more than 40 construction words.
- Recognize equipment and follow stages of building a house.
Design and problem-solving
- Choose a blueprint, paint, windows, doors, and landscaping.
- Combine parts into a finished house.
Mini-Games
Six educational games, ten narrated building videos, and construction and decorating extras.
Design a house using blueprints
Play. Choose a plan for a new house.
Practice. Planning and relating a drawing to a building.
Choose equipment
Play. Find the named tool or piece of equipment.
Practice. Construction vocabulary and identification.
Foundation words
Play. Find construction words in a puzzle.
Practice. Reading and visual word recognition.
Finish the wall
Play. Choose boards whose lengths fill the space.
Practice. Measurement and addition.
Paint the house
Play. Use rollers and selected colors to paint.
Practice. Creative choices and touch control.
Decorate the house
Play. Choose windows, doors, and finishing details.
Practice. Design and spatial placement.
See the game in action
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More videos (2)
iPad preview
iPhone preview
Learning in context
The full building sequence connects a plan with a finished result. Measurement helps complete a wall, vocabulary identifies equipment, and painting and decorating let children make visible choices about the house.
Try it together
Sketch a house together. Name the parts and decide where the door and windows should go before building it from blocks.
Fairlady Media is the family studio founded by James and Connie Bossert. Connie holds a doctorate in educational psychology and works on instructional design and illustration. Meet the people behind the games.
From the App Store
Customer reviews
Selected five-star customer stories, in their own words. These excerpts reflect the app versions the reviewers used.
After my young granddaughters played this educational app, they volunteered to help me with the real house I'm building!
It has great visual and sound effects as well as wholesome learning. Worthwhile screen time!
This is a great educational app for any kid who loves trucks and machinery. Highly recommend!
Awards, reviews & App Store history
Recognition for Build With Grandpa
Explore the awards and published reviews this game has received. These records describe the versions available at the time.
Awards & editorial selections
Children’s Technology Review
Editor’s Choice Award
2017
Published reviews & coverage
Appysmarts
Review
Common Sense Media
Review
From the review archive
These reviews are documented in our records, but we could not verify a working original page. We’ve kept the publications listed here.
BestAppsForKids.org
Review · 2017
Children’s Technology Review
Review · 2017
Tech With Kids
Review · 2017
Privacy and grown-up controls
Our privacy policy describes how Fairlady Media apps handle local settings, child-created content, external actions, and support requests.
- Apple's privacy label
- Data Not Collected. Read this game's App Privacy details.
- Child accounts
- Our policy says children do not need to create an account or provide personal information.
- On-device content
- Apps may save settings, progress, rewards, or creations on the device. Our policy explains when an adult can choose to share content.
- Links out of the app
- Our policy places external support, privacy, sharing, and App Store actions behind a parent gate.
- Contacting support
- An adult can email us. We receive the email address and any details they choose to send so we can respond.
Policy and U.S. App Store label checked September 13, 2026. The Apple label and the website policy are separate sources.
Before you download
- Designed for
- Ages 5–9
- Apple age information
- 4+; Made for Ages 6–8
- Devices
- iPhone and iPad
- Minimum system
- iOS 15.0 or iPadOS 15.0
- App language
- English, as listed by Apple
- Included content
- Six educational games, ten narrated building videos, and construction and decorating extras.
- U.S. download price
- $3.99 USD
- Public version
- 1.1
- Version release date
- 2026-08-29
- Family Sharing
- Up to six family members, with Family Sharing enabled
U.S. App Store facts checked September 13, 2026. Price, availability, and compatibility can change. Check the current listing before buying.
For device help, visit game support. For a question about this game, an adult can email support@fairladymedia.com.
Questions parents ask
Who is Build With Grandpa designed for?
Its current game description specifies ages 5–9. Planning, measuring, and reading construction words are useful starting points. Individual children vary; explore the activities and screenshots together.
How is this different from Grandpa's Workshop?
Build With Grandpa follows the process of making a whole house, from demolition to landscaping. Grandpa's Workshop concentrates on tools, measurement, counting, puzzles, and smaller workshop projects.
What can we try away from the screen?
Sketch a house together. Name the parts and decide where the door and windows should go before building it from blocks.
Which devices can run the app?
The current U.S. listing requires iOS or iPadOS 15.0 or later. Check Apple's compatibility details for your device before purchasing.
Where can I find privacy and purchase information?
Read the privacy summary above, our privacy policy, and the current App Store listing for this game.
What if I need help?
Visit our support page for troubleshooting and a way to contact us.
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